The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-23

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The proposed amen 3ment. II adopted.
viii not IN grv deg &c increase tie pfWe'
# the 6, ncral Assembly over lioUor or /
anv o,her Fubi-ci lnatter or thing.
r. ;rav with reason be asked: " For what !.
rurucse ave tie pence and harmony OF
t G people of the State been dlS'Hri* oY
ilIte,ll cred, angry ami disaro ditaile d.
b,fe2"' The apparent ans wer Is this; Pro- !
biIi, -on1sts are unwji ing 10 trust CT abide
TN. opular will They /, ar their policy
if irr't,d would displease the people,
and would therefore be speecily repealed.
they. seek to ct n ,o0 the Decks OF men
woke grievous to be bone and difficult to
remove. Ills a snare for he people, ct
by cunning political rappers-lnen 81
like character and purpose with those who
favored the 1908 and The CO.'S funding
bills. with cOu p0ns receivable for taxeF,l
which. if enacted. would ave been en-
forced by the Federal Courts, 80 As 10 give
the bondhOlder has pound OF il 'sh, Though
the courts, schools and cha ritablc hstltn-
lions Of the State would thereby perish. /
Democracy II lists tue people morning |
noon and night, and every cay and mCnth
in the year ! will favor no policy that
means to take from the people Tor an N
definite period lhe cOntrpl OF liz 10. LET
the people rule in every hour and every
day and in all time TO come.
Prohibition pro .-'-o a" be against IL
ouor. but in fact ID in effect it A. Il pro-
| hibition against action ~ the people
IN rorUh iutu.e General ASS mbles Il
| is whs. is called disabling statute 10
! alb .iish the constitutional power q the
! LEGISLATURE t. regulate the manufacture
! and sale Of liqt III the future.
The propose amen~menL app ears
on page 4Z4 OF tne Acts o. 1881,
and aIth u h reqleuuy msrePre~
sented, it is Win, ut AMBIGUITY. In
plain languag3 It says man can
make liquor, be =, ale, or w.ne Tor
sale 10 others to .irIuN or sell 1t, or
keep it for sale as drink.
This l1ohlb.ts the making and
. sale o M.ue for the communion L.
Die. The Lee stature can III IKE nc
exceptions when the Consmuuon
makes none. Ia ali prlor Statutes
wine for sacramental Purp0 IS has
c been expressly Xcepted. Inc ael
e of 1887 (page I6) prohibits ali raie
= CT honor Without HCeEse, tXcep
: "wlne for sacramento purposes. -
The proposed amendment, by i'm
q plicatiOn, permits all men to max
iiouor by The millions OF barrels, o.
e in less quantities, for other purpo
! ses than TO drink.
e If men are now, as they appear
il history in all ages and in ali nation
a. with prohibition will come hYpocrIs
I'd concealment, perjury, validating
II moUnshiDing, smuggling, spies; lii
- formers, raiders, arrests, stealth
to and forcible entrance into prIVal
as dwellings by lns0lent officials
~ search Of coutrabanu arucIes, to I'll
10 terror of women and children, hon
~ icIIes, assassinaUiOns, prosecution
M penalties and punlshments. Ii
enforcement oil Prohibition, like II
ISIS United States internal revenue LAY
in can he most Illuminating to the rit
~ and cruel TO the poor.
IA a few only OF the many Teaso
Is viii be given against the adopu
~ Of the amendment:
,p- l. The General Ass emily, u
I'd der the present Constitution, has Fl
N, power to prohibit the manu:actu
nee and sale Of liquor within the stat
zse as we'll in the corporation as III
ide county, aid without regard to
cen sch, OF, church, mill OF river.
,H 2. Tie adoption OF the amen
caE ment adds nothing TO the power
future legislatures TO prohibit
on manufacture and sale Of liquor
a=e 3 liza majority OF the peoI
5 ! . are lor prorIhltiom they can elec
and Le.Is AZURE TO pass a Jaw as etiectl
as tte am .nQment. Ii upon II
the the law should prove to be destr'
put 1, tive OF the peace and prosperity
tired the stale, the people could elect
pass Legislature To repeal II within
lent next two yens. But the amer
az ~ ment. if adopted, no matter how
The fortunate and ruinous it may pro
yorld will probably require tea or twel
wears to remove IL. II is difficult
trine cali Constitutional Convent
obey no matter how great the Lecess
y SCI 4. l might be willing 10 see L
/ he attempt TO carry burden OF
more known quantity, provided they
liv- cast il away the moment they
nlty' 1t too heavy and oppressive, blu
=. pro- a5I have it nailed to the backs OF
man people without the power OF spe
e re- removal, with a lot OF ambitious
ment itIcians riding grandly on II III l
5 aSo stations, appears to me Ike an
- wise argument to promote the 5
and eral welfare.
dence 5. Inasmuch as the LegIsla
now has power to pass PROM bI
e cited law, is it not better to pass 1t
aided the Legislature and see the eff
tbev ami u goOu then put 1t in the
,ulons stitutiou? Prohibition put IN
others Constitution now may he to the
rPent, bic like the fableu shirt OF N
o! 5ne the reys ngetul Ceutaur, who
= 80 to the wife Of Hercules his pos
riches, blood, telling her 1t was love CT
e hY which, It used as directed, v
I, and forever secure to her the deVC
OBEY Of her loving hero. In a fit OF
. re- ousy she prepared the fatal gar
,nsider Hercules put 1t on, aud the ]
histo- he suffered and groaned the clio
e law chung to his body, till death can
n his relief.
reed o. D, one CLASS Oh WITNESSES *
4 10y d that prohibition has done goo
Oh ali Maine, Vermont, Rhode Is
ton Il Iowa, and Kansas. There is Il
er class, equally numerous and
lg gl 70 liable, VINO say prohibition
s,5ereG done more harm than good IN
before States. These five States are t
ten. In prohibition as an experiment,
Senness ,o,,sta,,tlx- anend1nU their
,oo,i,'I Ter its enforcement.
lom ans IhlTtyHthree OtaIes Oh the